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The actor and director Robert Redford has sued New York state to stop it from trying to collect $1.57 million in personal income taxes over his 2005 sale of a stake in the Sundance Channel. In a complaint filed on July 31 against the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance in a state court in Albany, Redford, 77, claimed he already "fully" paid state taxes on the sale in Utah, where he is a resident. The star of "The Sting" and Oscar-winning director of "Ordinary People" said New York is effectively trying to tax him twice. He is seeking a court order to void the tax bill and recoup costs. State tax commissioner Thomas Mattox was also named as a...

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The actor and director Robert Redford has sued New York state to stop it from trying to collect $1.57 million in personal income taxes over his 2005 sale of a stake in the Sundance Channel. In a complaint filed on July 31 against the New York State...

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